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<p n="132">To the Worshipfull her Majesties Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace in Sessions of Assembled</p>
<p n="133">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n133-58">Anne Asgney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ39">Widdow</rs>
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</p>
<p n="134"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your petitioners husband was Barbarously<lb></lb>
Murthered about two yeares ago by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n134-1">Richard Merryman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and others, whereupon the Caroners Inquest found that the said<lb></lb>
Merryman and others were guilty of Will full Murther<lb></lb>
upon which an Indicmt was preffered against the said<lb></lb>
Merryman and others, which was found Billa Vera<lb></lb>
That the said Merryman fled for it, and yr. petitir. hearing<lb></lb>
by Accident that he was at an Ale House, Applyed him self<lb></lb>
to the Honble: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ40">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n134-2">Edmund Prideaux</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n134-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ41">Barrt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_occ41" type="occupation" value="Barrt"></interp>
. one of her Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ42">Justices of the peace </rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50106_geo81">Middx</rs>
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for a Warrant<lb></lb>
to Apprehend the said Merryman for the Murther of her<lb></lb>
Said Husband, which was readily Granted: upon which a<lb></lb>
Constable wll. the said Warrt. went where the said Merryman was<lb></lb>
and who was taken, in Custody Rest Due of the Constables Assistance<lb></lb>
But One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n134-4">Thomas Herne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n134-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
in order to Screek the said Merryman<lb></lb>
from Justice publiqucly Said he was Merryman, & that the<lb></lb>
person in Custody was not the person menconed in the Warrt.<lb></lb>
So that the said Merryman made his Escape upon which<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n134-52">Tho: Herne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n134-52" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was had before the Said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ43">Sr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_occ43" type="occupation" value="Sr"></interp>
. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n134-5">Edmond Prideaux</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& by him bound over o appeare this present Sessions to answer<lb></lb>
the Offence aforesaid.</p>
<p n="135">But now so it is that yr. petr. not having the Coppy of the<lb></lb>
Indictmt. agt. the said Merryman for the Murther of her Husband.<lb></lb>
whereby to ground an Indictmt. as the said Herne for the<lb></lb>
Said Offence. & being to Late now in the Sessions to Obtaine<lb></lb>
the same.</p>
<p n="136">There for humbly prays that the<lb></lb>
Said Merryman may be Continued<lb></lb>
Bound Yoe next Sessions</p>
<p n="137">And as in Duly bound<lb></lb>
Shall ever pray</p>
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